Trench Fever
"Trench Fever" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An intermittent fever characterized by intervals of chills, fever, and splenomegaly each of which may last as long as 40 hours. It is caused by BARTONELLA QUINTANA and transmitted by the human louse.
| Descriptor ID |
D014205
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.252.400.126.100.800
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| Concept/Terms |
Trench Fever- Trench Fever
- Fever, Trench
- Bartonella quintana Infection
- Bartonella quintana Infections
- Infection, Bartonella quintana
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Trench Fever" by people in Profiles.
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Shepard Z, Vargas Barahona L, Montalbano G, Rowan SE, Franco-Paredes C, Madinger N. Bartonella quintana Infection in People Experiencing Homelessness in the Denver Metropolitan Area. J Infect Dis. 2022 10 07; 226(Suppl 3):S315-S321.
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Zhang P, Chomel BB, Schau MK, Goo JS, Droz S, Kelminson KL, George SS, Lerche NW, Koehler JE. A family of variably expressed outer-membrane proteins (Vomp) mediates adhesion and autoaggregation in Bartonella quintana. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2004 Sep 14; 101(37):13630-5.